if someone, especially a woman, is on the shelf, they are not married and people now believe they are too old to get married I was afraid.
by Langfreak February 04, 2016
<guy1>damn look at the shelf on that one.
<guy2>i know it just... sits up.
<guy1>call schmack we gotta tell him about this one.
<guy2>i know it just... sits up.
<guy1>call schmack we gotta tell him about this one.
by Grill March 14, 2005
by clickitdown December 04, 2006
by bobbie July 23, 2003
by staticsate November 18, 2009
A common photography pose in which a person places their hand beneath their chin, forming a sort of shelf for their head to rest on, in order to better frame their face. When such a pose is used for a selfie, the resulting image is called a "shelfie"
by flyingpenguin December 14, 2014